Episode 22 Christian Nationalism

I was11 years old and my church league basketball team was playing Immanuel Baptist. Immanuel had this tall kid, Big 33, who I was supposed to guard. We couldn’t stop him. Between the quarters, our coach, let’s call him Coach Rupp, pulled me to the side and laid out a detailed plan that involved me intentionally fouling Big 33. Step one, as Big 33 lagged to get back on defense, I acted winded and jogged back up the court next to him.  In Coach Rupp’s second step I let the trailing official run past us while carefully watching the ref under the basket. Step three, when neither ref was watching, throw a hard elbow.  I executed the plan to perfection, committing what was clearly a Flagrant 2 Foul worthy of ejection.  Everyone in the gym saw it and went wild, everyone except the officials. Immanuel’s coach got so angry he received a foul technical for yelling. I felt ashamed but my Coach’s plan worked. I rattled Big 33 and we won the game.